December 2008 Volume II; Issue 2

The Gazebo Gazette Newsletter of the Larchmont Historical Society

The LHS Toasts the 75 th Anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition !

On December 5, 1933, 13 years of the victim? The murderer? Wigs, Zoot Prohibition came to an end. The 21 st Suits, Flapper dresses, mink stoles and Amendment to the U.S. Constitution Clara Bow bobs will be the rage . Ac- was passed, repealing the Eighteenth cessories will no doubt include fake Amendment, which was meant to pre- guns, cigarette holders, gobs of pearl vent the possession, consumption or chains, pocket flasks and Southside Sal transportation of intoxicating liquors accents. in the U.S. Prohibitionists had great faith that the Almost 75 years to the day, the Larch- new law would end the drinking of mont Historical Society will kick up alcohol. Some states even sold their its heels and celebrate this anniversary jails on the eve of Prohibition, thinking by hosting a Speakeasy Murder Mys- that crime would come to a halt with tery party. On Saturday, December 6, the new temperance. But in reality, 2008, a Larchmont home will be trans- Prohibition lead to a breakdown in law formed into a jumping Juice Joint, and order in many parts of the U.S. haunted by characters both straight- The act failed to stop the consumption laced and crooked, right out of Prohi- of alcohol and resulted instead in the bition’s tumultuous past. Guests at- illegal production of dangerous alco- tending the “ by ticket only “ event hol—“ bathtub gin” which caused will be given the party’s secret loca- many deaths. (Alcohol, glycerin and tion just before the date; this is how juniper juice were routinely combined partygoers during Prohibition learned in tall bottles and mixed with water of the local network of clandestine from bathtub taps, thus the name.) Dur- nightclubs where they could find ille- ing this period the U.S. saw a huge rise gal alcohol. This is also where the Kick up your heels at the LHS in organized crime and violence as well term “Speakeasy “ came from as peo- as political corruption. City ple had to whisper a password through Speakeasy Murder Mystery is reported to have had at least 30,000 a peephole in order to be admitted to speakeasies. Even politicians were re- the spot. ported to own illegal stills. Saturday, December 6 With murder on the menu, guests at Location to be announced Tickets to the LHS Speakeasy Murder the LHS Speakeasy event will receive Cocktails/Dinner/Dancing Mystery are on sale now. Members, a “character” packet, indicating their $75 pp; Non-members,$100 pp. In- “role” in this murder mystery evening. cludes cocktails, dinner, dancing and There will be mobsters and their Members: $75 pp role playing. For more information: molls, swanky singers with Holly- Non-Members: $100 pp wood hopes, cigarette girls with siz- [email protected] . zling tempers, corrupt cops and of [email protected] course—“ The Mayor”…Who will be - Patti Roberts Page 2

President’s Message: Published by: The Larchmont Historical Society P.O. Box 742, Larchmont, NY 10538 The Larchmont Historical Society is off to a wonderful start for 2008-09. I feel so Hours:: Tuesday/Thursday fortunate to be working with a talented, dedicated group of people who have made 9 am to 2 pm a major commitment to keeping Larchmont’s history front and center. We’ve been making great progress with the plans we have outlined for ourselves. Editor: Nancy White Contributors: Ned Benton, Lynne A long-held goal of the organization has been to clean up our community’s ceme- Crowley, Celia Dentzer, Elaine tery along the Boston Post Road, and in October, Dee van Eyck organized a grave- Everhart, Margi Gristina, Patti Roberts stone conservation workshop, bringing in conservator Jonathan Appel to work with community members to jump-start the project. The process requires both Officers and Board of Trustees: money and time, but now we are on our way. Colette Rodbell ,President Lauren Gottfried, 1 ststst VP, Membership In early November the Century Homes Club held its third annual cocktail party at Patti Roberts, 2 ndndnd VP, Programs the home of Jane and Rob Symington. Commemorating homes that are at least Cate Jarrett, Recording Secretary 100 years old has proven to be a way to dust off our village history and attach Jim Sweeney ,Treasurer names and faces to the people who built the early homes in the area. If you think your home is “getting up there in years,” contact the archives to receive informa- Ned Benton Jim Levi tion about the application process: 914-381-2239 or ar- [email protected] Barbara Coyne Stephen R. Rolandi

Manuel Delgado Melissa Schoen In November, program vice president Patti Roberts organized a provocative pro- Susan Emery Margaret Takata gram about slavery in the North. Coordinating with St. John’s Episcopal Church Adnrew Francella Dee van Eyck and the Hommocks Middle School to organize the program, we had a capacity Margi Gristina Roberta Warren crowd to enjoy music of the era, student presentations, a brief talk by our own Ned Peggy Kahn Nancy White Benton, and the airing of a film, Traces of the Trade . It was a thought-provoking Kate Kelly Pier Witek and well-received program.

Next up on December 6 is the Speak Easy Murder Mystery evening. With dinner, Lynne Crowley, Archivist dancing and detective work, it’s sure to be the event of the season!

The Larchmont Historical Society was Membership continues to grow. If you’re not a member, it’s easy to join online at founded in 1980 and chartered in 1981 www.larchmonthistory.org . And we welcome participation. Once you’ve signed as a not-for-profit educational corpora- up just let us know where your interests lie. We’d love to have you join us. tion by the New York State Board of - Colette Rodbell Regents to discover, preserve and dis- seminate information concerning the natural, social, and civic history of LHS Welcomes New Board Member: Larchmont, and to promote the preser- Margaret Takata vation of local historical sites and struc- tures. The Society maintains an ar- chives in the Mamaroneck Town Cen- A native of Pittsburgh, Margaret moved to Larchmont in 1990 after living and ter, 740 W. Boston Post Rd., working in NJ the previous 6 years. She has a BS and a DMD degree from the Mamaroneck; publishes a newsletter;, University of Pittsburgh's School of Dental Medicine. She has worked as a den- offers programs; conducts tours for tist in private practice in NJ and in in a practice with her husband school children and adults; and offers Gregg. In recent years while staying at home to raise her son, Margaret continued to work managing the financial aspects of the business, going into the office as outreach lectures to other community needed. groups. The newsletter is published to She had been active serving on the Larchmont Yacht Club's Junior Sailing Com- provide news of the Society and occa- mittee for a number of years, where she enjoyed working with the youth racing sional articles of related interest. Opin- groups and as liaison to the MHS after-school sailing club encouraging young sail- ions expressed are those of their au- ors to continue in the sport. thors; publication should not be con- Margaret and her husband Gregg have one son, Alex, who is now a freshman at strued as endorsement by the Society. Bowdoin College in Brunswick Maine. She looks forward to working with the Larchmont Historical Society. Page 3

City Music Hall orchestra following a colorful career as a con- From the Archives: ductor for radio, movie, symphony music both in Hollywood and New York. She especially hoped to find his daughters, she “People… people who need people….….” If one approach to wrote, “because he and his wife were generous enough to help research is to answer the Who? What? Where?, When ? and my great aunt and her husband to get out of the internment camp How?, well, it’s definitely the Who we’re working on right now. in 1943, because they used to employ her as maid while I’ve got people on the mind because here at the archive we’ve they lived in California.” Apparently the Paiges moved to 9 been focusing on getting People, that is, information about peo- Avon Road in the 50s, and I was able to track down one daugh- ple that’s currently in our files, into our database. It’s just part ter in and the other in Connecticut. They are now in of a long term project intended to make the information that we touch with Ms.Yamaki. Her letter concludes,“ I'm excited about have on the history of Larchmont more accessible to everyone. meeting with her and her sister.It is like my dream come true, even though they might not remember my great aunt. I really And we continue to get intriguing inquiries about people. For appreciate your efforts to find them and connect me to them. example, a New York based Japanese writer, Yuriko Yamaki, I try to write my journey of discovering her life. It is a part of wrote to us looking for information on a former Larchmont resi- American history though it is a tiny fraction of it.” dent, Raymond Paige, who had been the conductor of the Radio -Lynne Crowley

SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY, 7 FEBRUARY 2009 THE LARCHMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S “ANTIQUES APPRAISAL DAY”

Have you ever the informative, wondered if open forum discus- g r e a t - sion, “What’s it grandmother’s Worth? Identifying quilt is a valu- the Hidden Treas- able piece of ure,” where objects f o l k old, new and fake art? Would will be compared, you like to know the age and value of contrasted and valued and subjects such that vase you found at the flea mar- as caring for your antiques will be ad- ket? Search your home for long for- dressed. Early registration and the first gotten treasures and come to The entry numbers for appraisals will be re- Larchmont Historical Society’s served for those attending the panel. “Antique Appraisal Day.” Bring your jewelry, furniture (or photos of it), This exciting new event will be held at St. porcelain, sports memorabilia, paint- John’s Church Parish Hall, 4 Fountain ings, sculpture, etc., to be identified, Square, Larchmont. dated and valued. The free panel at 11am; appraisals from 12-4pm. $20 will be charged for the first Participants will enjoy the unique op- item, $10 for each additional item, with a portunity to have their objects ap- maximum of three objects per per- praised by specialists from The Poto- son. Prizes will be awarded for the oldest mack Company. Headed by Elizabeth and the most valuable object. Refresh- Wainstein, President and Founder of ments will be served. the company and Director of George Washington University’s Appraisal For information or to pre-register an item Studies Program, this group of sea- contact Margi Gristina at 914-381-2239, soned appraisers includes former cura- or email [email protected] . All tors and experts from Christie’s, The proceeds will benefit The Larchmont His- Metropolitan Museum of Art and The torical Society. Phillips Collection. - Margi Gristina Come early and join the specialists for Page 4

Planning Snow- flake Formal @ The Larchmont home of Miss. Patricia Quinn - - benefit Grass- Women’s Club: Over 100 lands Hosp. 5 Woodbine Years of Service Ave., 12/4/53 Patricia Quinn; Mrs. G.C. Stein, th Perhaps it was the passing of the 19 amend- Mrs. Richard ment in 1920 after years of increasing pressure O’Keefe, Mrs. for suffrage rights for women that also precipi- Jean Hill tated the dream and desire of a number of women in Larchmont to establish a women’s club. On January 30, 1925, twelve women called together by Mrs. William E. Webb and Mrs. Edward C. The Club first began holding meetings at the Weaver Street Fire- Griffin, met at the home of Mrs. A.H.T. Banzhaf and adopted house. After the dream of its own clubhouse faded, the Club the following resolutions: looked for other places to meet, moving to an apartment at 172 “I., That a club to be known as the Woman’s Club of Myrtle Blvd. and later to one in Chatsworth Gardens. It sur- Larchmont be established. II, That it be independent of any reli- vived a devastating fire in 1969 in the Chatsworth Gardens gious organization, or any other club. IIII, That it be a medium apartment building, which destroyed the clubrooms. Fortu- through which women could work for the civic and philan- nately, many items were salvaged or, luckily, had been stored thropic betterment of the community. IV, That topics of public elsewhere. After the fire, the Club moved to the winter club- interest and educational nature be studied and discussed.” house at Orienta Beach Club and in 1986 to the V.F.W. in These 12 Founders plus an additional 104 Charter members es- Mamaroneck where it remained until 1997. During these tablished The Woman’s Club of Larchmont. moves, monthly Club Day meetings were held at the Larchmont Avenue Church. Growing rapidly through the late 20s and limited to 500 by invi- tation only, club members involved themselves in community In the seventies the Club, like many other women’s organiza- activities. In 1926 they helped begin the Larchmont Library. tions, responded to changes in society. Membership declined as Plans to build a club house next to the Library evaporated in the women returned to work, retirees and families moved, etc. The 1929 stock market crash. By 1932, the need in the community Club revised its Constitution and By-Laws in 1988, uniting all caused by the Depression brought forth its Woman’s Exchange, sections of the Club into one Section with all members paying which helped women help themselves by selling hand-made equal dues and having all voting privileges. articles and home-cooked food. By 1934, about 30 families in Larchmont were practically supported by the Exchange and a Through the years the Club has tried to adhere to the objectives number were enabled to pay off their mortgages. The Club also adopted from the Founders’ original resolutions. Philanthropy took on the responsibility of maintaining a cottage at Children’s has been a special interest for Club members. For many years, Village for 20 boys and collected enough furniture to permit the the club sent hundreds of holiday gifts to the patients at Harlem opening of three more cottages there. Valley Psychiatric Center in Wingdale. It continues that pattern for the New Rochelle Services Center of the Rockland Psychiat- During World War II, the Club sponsored a Home Defense ric Center. Today members also work on sewing toys and tote course, worked to help sell war bonds and stamps, furnished bags that are distributed to Westchester Medical Center, cakes for the recreation center for military men stationed at Fort Blythedale Children’s Hospital, the Taylor Care Nursing Center Slocum and helped establish a Soldiers’ Club in Larchmont. and Sarah Newman Center for Healthcare and Rehabilitation. Individual members continued their participation in the Red An annual event, the Philanthropic Bridge, raises funds that are Cross and the military services units. Emily Lindsley, one of the then distributed to community and county philanthropic agen- original Charter members, was disappointed when her request to cies. Another annual event, the Book and Author Luncheon drive an ambulance in the war zones was turned down. After all, features local authors and their books and continues to remain she had done it in World War I. popular. These events are indicative of the goals that the early members wanted to achieve. Those goals still guide the Over the years demand for membership precipitated the estab- Woman’s Club today: lishment of new sections of the Club. A Junior Department for daughters of members was started by the time of the second an- “To engage actively in assisting any movement which nual report. In 1938, when many of the daughters were working has for its object the Civic Philanthropic betterment of the Com- gals, an Evening Department was begun. In 1945-46, a Sub-Deb munity; To promote interest in Literature, Education and the Department for junior and senior high school girls was formed, Fine Arts. To study and discuss topics of public interest.” and in 1953, a new group, the Activators, came into being. By The Woman’s Club of Larchmont, Inc. ,A History: 1925-2000) this time, total club membership was extraordinary. Even with a full total compliment of 700 members, there was a waiting list. - Celia Dentzer Page 5

the Bank of America currently stands. As mentioned in Jacque- Speakeasies in line Friedman’s Mamaroneck Town article, The Larchmont Lodge was built in 1900 and “hosted the first meeting of Theo- dore Roosevelt’s Bull Moose party…. During Prohibition, Abe Larchmont? Levine’s establishment was known as a speakeasy and a com- muter bar.” In fact, Abe Levine’s was written about in the Octo- I would not have believed it myself until recently when I met ber 18, 1923, issue of the Larchmont Times: “Count Judge Wm. with Bill Byrne, life-long resident of Larchmont. Bill was just a F. Bleakley had made an order that the seizure of liquors from boy when Larchmont was home to a few road houses, turned certain premises known as Chatsworth House in the Village of speakeasies. “I was just 11, but I remember some of the restau- Larchmont on April 26, 1921…” rants that were open in Larchmont at the time, and from what I now understand, In 1923, Reverend R. M. Russell of the some of them were likely to be speakeas- Larchmont Avenue Church, was out- ies,” said Bill Byrne. “I remember the spoken in a sermon in which he de- Larchmont Casino, which was rebuilt from scribed the “lawnessness” of people the former old Red Lion Inn which was drinking liquor. He appealed to the damaged by a storm in the early 1920s. I people of the community to uphold the had dinner there with my parents, and it law. Reverend Russell said in his ser- was a very colorful and opulent restaurant mon, “the liquor men tell us that one at the time.” The Red Lion Inn/Larchmont man has a right to a glass of whiskey Casino was located on Boston Post Road just as another has to a glass of tea, but across from the VFW where the old Castro it was not tea given to local police offi- Convertible Showroom used to be. cers by a local citizen that caused a Red Lion Inn, above, was located where the new Com- disgraceful shooting in this village a merce Bank is on the Boston Post Road. The Loyal Inn few months ago, and it was not tea that Archivist Lynne Crowley found an entry in was also on the Boston Post Road, where the Staples/ the Larchmont Times from July 12 1923 Mercedes Benz dealership is now located. For many causes certain young men and women that read: “On Thursday morning with a years, it was the location of the Loyal Inn Bowling Alley. of this community to make fools of warrant issued by Federal Commissioner themselves, publicly as well as pri- John N. Boyle, Federal Revenue offices vately. No, you can’t do as you please Arthur Van Castle, Emmanuel B. Morgan- in a democracy – my friend.” Clearly stern and Benjamin Arckenson confiscated some people were very passionate many bottles of liquor from the road hose, about prohibition. Red Lion Inn. The officers destroyed 17 and a half gallons of wine, quart Benedic- From the Larchmont Centennial, tine, nine quarts of champagne and five “Enforcement was spotty. Raids at bottles of beer. About 16 quarts of wine several Larchmont locations reportedly and 37 quarts of Canadian ales was uncovered bottles of ‘high percentage seized.” I guess Bill Byrne was right! stuff.’ And an odoriferous still in a Larchmont was home to speakeasies. two-story house at 125 Post Road at- tracted federal agents, who seized From the Larchmont Centennial : “A demographic study of the $25,000 work of equipment and alcohol.” village from its incorporation through 1925 – undertaken in 1974 by a student, Roger Lownstein – found ‘strong evidence’ People in Larchmont during Prohibition were passionate on ei- that some Larchmonters operated speakeasies under the cover of ther side of the argument. There were plenty of people who being restaurant owners.” were willing to serve liquor and those who wanted to buy it. News articles and other information from the time show that The Loyal Inn, on the Boston Post Road near the border of New there were also many people who had moral concerns about the Rochelle, was a fine restaurant that may also have been a speak- consumption of alcohol. And on the other hand, prohibition, easy. Mamaroneck Town: A history of the “Gathering Place,” according to the Larchmont Centennial, “Prohibition had much Jacqueline Friedman wrote, “The Loyal Inn was a rendezvous the same effect in Larchmont as elsewhere in the nation: People spot for many national and international figures. After a fire in drank more liquor and beer than ever, and ‘speakeasies’ seemed 1929, it was rebuilt in the 1930s….A familiar watering hole in impervious to punishment.” the 30s and 40s, it was the scene of frequent appearances by Lou Gehrig.” Thank you, Bill Byrne and Lynne Crowley for your contribu- tions to this article. Credit also goes to the Larchmont Centen- Another famous location in Larchmont was the Larchmont nial and Jacqueline Friedman who wrote about road houses in Lodge (formerly called “Chatsworth House”), which was owned Mamaroneck Town: A history of the “Gathering Place.” by Abe Levine and was located at 1890 Palmer Avenue where - Elaine Everhart Page 6 Page 7 Page 8

WHEN THE BOOTLEGGER SPECIAL COMES TO TOWN Cartoons by L.F. Van Zelm

During 1922, the Larchmonter-Times published a series of cartoons by L.F. Van Zelm. The cartoons featured local merchants, advertising their stores, and lampooning local residents. Larchmonters today may recognize the names of relatives. The fifth cartoon in the series focused on prohibition—and the possibility that big-city bootleggers would come to Larchmont. Federal enforcement of prohibition had initially focused on , but the law enforcement community, in 1922, was concerned that bootlegging would be displaced from Manhattan to Westchester County. This concern was explained locally in a Larchmon- ter-Times newspaper article, headlined: Prohibition agents think high-flyers will do their future hip-toting in this county. Road- side Inns to be closely watched from now on.

Van Zelm’s cartoon speculates on the moment when the bootleggers would arrive in Larchmont. The cartoon features a wild- west shootout between the bootleggers and the entire Larchmont Police Department. During the shoot-out, Larchmont residents, reflecting the national ambivalence toward prohibition, brought out their pots and pans to gather any spilt hooch!

The bootleggers arrive with guns blaxing. Note that the radiator cap on their car is not standard-issue. A hole has been shot in a keg of liquor on the back of the car.

Larchmont Police Chief Bill Hynds spreads nails on the Boston Post Road, as Sargeant Gus Anthes fires on the bootleggers from be- hind a street light. Four more of Larchmont’s finest are deployed on roofs of stores, including Officer Gene Marshall. One resi- dent is apparently firing a water postol from an upper window. Page 9

Several more police officers—Ken Ireland, Ollie Cochran, Frank Oodson, John Bartlett, and Otto Verchoor respond from a side street. Vershoor is preparing to fire a small cannon.

Bill Keresey, the first Keresey who eventually became Police Chief in Larchmont, is depicted attempting to lasso the boot- leggers, but his rope hits a local resident., Art Greenwood. Officer Frank Haugelstine appears perilously in the line of fire. Officer Jim O’Laughlin is depicted firing backwards and hiting Jacob Zvirin who was the proprietor of Zvirin’s Station- ery Shop. For the record, this didn’t actually happen.

Desparate thirsts require desperate measures, as one Larch- monter hangs out of a window in an attempt to get a fair share of some of the bootleggers product.

Other Larchmonters are not fully cooperative with the po- lice, as one lady is shown dropping a flower pot on the head of on e of our officers.

Larchnont residents, like many people during the prohibi- tion, had a mixed view of prohibition. Van Zelm shows Larchmonters taking greater interest in getting a share of the bootleggers brew than in fighting organized crime. Local residents are scooping, vacuuming, pumping and just planin licking up the hooch that spilled on the street. - Ned Benton Courtesy Larchmont Gazette, 2002 Page 10

As mentioned earlier, it is quite possible that Hunting designed Century Homes Club: his family home but no records have been found to support this likelihood. Keeping in character with the other homes in this 28 Woodbine Avenue neighborhood 28 Woodbine was built in the then fashionable Shingle Style. Some of the Shingle Style features include the continuous unpainted wood shingles wrapped around the second The Larchmont Historical Society welcomes our most recent story, the asymmetrical façade, the extensive porch, the 2 ½ member to the Century Homes Club. Situated along the east story tower and the multiple hipped dormers. side of Grove between Oak and Woodbine, 28 Woodbine Ave- nue was completed in 1892 possibly by it’s architect/owner Wal- Originally, the house was square in plan and had a front facing ter Channing Hunting and his wife Kittie. porch. In 1898, the Huntings sold their home to Richard and

Mary O’Gorman and in that same year maps indicate a change Stated in the then weekly publication Mamaroneck Paragraph of in the house’s first floor design. The porch was extended so that October 29, 1892: “W.C. Hunting is occupying his new house” it wrapped around the corner turret, making it L shaped in plan. at 28 Woodbine. The following year Hunting started work on By 1904, the O’Gorman’s had added a rear addition. Other the construction of St. John’s Episcopal Church at Fountain owners of this property include: Ella B. Marco, Mary Gleason, Square. At the time, Hunting was working for the reputable Mary and Edward Cornelius Day, Bea and Morton Weintraub New York City architectural firm of Henry Hardenburgh (few and currently, Jane and Robert Symington. examples: Dakota Apts. and the Plaza Hotel). This local com- mission must have been special to him since he was an early The Symingtons purchased this home in 2002 and three years parishioner of All Saint’s Chapel (St. John’s original parish later began an extensive rear addition that would include a ga- name). Early church records indicate that the Huntings had two rage, eliminating the freestanding one that had been built some- daughters, Carol Sherman and Mildred Lilias. Carol was born time before 1929. The result is a grander home that is still re- in New York City (August 17, 1892) and Mildred was born on spectful to the house’s original Shingle Style design. September 13, 1895, in the Larchmont Manor. Was their young- - Ellen Washburn Martin est daughter born in her family home at 28 Woodbine? Maybe. Crowd Packs St. John’s to See Slavery Film

The LHS’s recent event to com- oral timeline of memorate the 200 th Anniversary slavery in the of the Abolition of the U.S. Slave U.S., begin- Trade was a great success. The ning in the November 9 th gathering, which early 1600’s. was co-sponsored by St. John’s The LHS’s Episcopal Church, drew just over historian, Ned 100 people from both Larchmont Ben ton , and surrounding towns who came touched on the to learn a bit of local history con- history of the cerning the slave trade and view subject in the the POV documentary, Traces of Marmaroneck the Trade: A Story from the area and spoke Deep North . Most guests were of recently locating a new list of slaves that were previously deeply moved by what they saw unknown to him. For those interested, visit the Historical Soci- and heard. Some were stunned. ety’s slavery site for more information. Many went away wanting to learn more, even start discussion groups to deal with the painful complexities of the subject. A DVD copy of Traces of Trade will be kept at the LHS’s archive office in the Mamaroneck Town Hall building Members The evening began on a soulful note as sopranos Darlene Fal- are invited to borrow the film at no charge. cetta and Claudia Levy sent chills down the crowd’s spine with spirituals and a rendition of Amazing Grace. Eighth grade stu- The LHS would like to thank Reverend Tom Nicoll, of St. dents from John McCormick’s Social Studies class at The Hom- John’s Episcopal Church; the Hommocks Student Slavery mocks Middle School walked in silent procession, holding can- Group; and Joe Gambardella of JG Audio for producing the dles, and each wearing the name of an African who was found in sound system for the evening. - Patti Roberts local records to be a slave in the area. They also presented an Page 12 Century Homes Club Cocktail Party

Clockwise from upper left: LHS Trustees Patti Rob- erts, Nancy White and President Colette Rodbell.; Colette Rodbell and First VP, Membership Lauren Gotfried gives Century Homes Club plaque to Jane and Robert Symington; 28 Woodbine Ave; Jim Levi and his wife Constance with another CHC member, Betsy Cherkasky, Susan Emery, Pier Witek, Kate

Below, from left to right: Jonathan Appell, gravestone conservator explains stone carving history. Appell instructs workshop attendees on proper stone documentation. Appell supervises Gray Williams of Cemetery Workshop Chappaqua and LHS intern Steve van Eyck as they reset a

Slavery Program at St. John’s

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